Planning Policy Consultations

Chichester Local Plan 2021-2039 Examination - Main Modifications Consultation

Chichester District Council submitted the Chichester Local Plan 2021 – 2039 (‘the Plan’) for examination on 3 May 2024.

After holding examination hearings in October and November 2024, the Inspectors invited the council to finalise a schedule of proposed ‘Main Modifications’ to the submitted Plan. These are changes needed to resolve any soundness or legal compliance issues, in order for the council to be able to adopt the plan in due course, and are proposed without prejudice to the Inspectors’ final conclusions on the Plan.

We are now consulting on these Main Modifications and supporting documents, which you can find under the "Current Planning Policy Consultations" heading below. The legislation does not allow the Inspectors to consider comments on any other parts of the plan.

The consultation runs from 9:00 on 10^th April to 5pm on 29^th May 2025.

A step by step guide to using the online consultation portal, a more detailed guide to commenting, and information on how to view the proposed changes to the Policies Map on an interactive version of the Policies Map are available on the Main Modifications web page www.chichester.gov.uk/main-modifications-consultation  

More information about the examination is available at Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039 examination